On 25 February 2021, the Clean Energy Regulator published the annual National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) data for the 2019–20 reporting year.

For the 2019–20 year, corporations reported a total of:
 

Data highlights​
 

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National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting 2019-20 Highlights
A map of Australia showing reported scope 1 emissions by state
A pie chart showing the percentages of reported scope 1 emissions by industry
Three separate graphics displaying; total electricity sector emissions, reported emissions, and net energy consumption
Bubble graph showing the percentages of electricity generation by primary fuel source
Australia's 10 highest emitters (scope 1)
Map of Australia showing percentages of reported net energy consumption by state

NGER highlights infographic 2019–20


 

Highlights in the 2019–20 data (in comparison to last year’s data) include:

  • The total reported scope 1 emissions declined by 3% or 10.1 million tonnes.
    • This decline is largely due to decreases in emissions from electricity generation and oil and gas production.
  • Emissions in the electricity sector have decreased by 4.6% or 7.5 million tonnes.
    • This reduction is largely due to the increased use of renewable energy (such as solar generation) and the decreased use of black coal.
  • Emissions from oil and gas and LNG decreased by 7% or 3.4 million tonnes.
    • This reduction is largely due to reduced venting and flaring across the sector, despite overall production increases.
  • Emissions in the transport sector decreased by 6.4% or 1 million tonnes.
    • This reduction is largely due to reduced domestic flights resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 datasets

2019–20 published data spotlights

The following spotlights focus on key data released as part of the 2019–20 data publication.